Linguiça de Portalegre

Linguiça de Portalegre is a dry sausage produced in the Portalegre region of Portugal.
Linguiça de Portalegre carries PGI, 1997 classification.

Meats

Metric

US

Lean pork - shoulder, leg , loin, lean trimmings

700 g

1.54 lb

Fat pork - belly, back fat, fat trimmings

300 g

0.66 lb

Ingredients per 1000g (1 kg) of meat

Salt

28 g

5 tsp

Cure #1

2.5 g

1/2 tsp

Pepper

2.0 g

1 tsp

Sugar

5.0 g

1 tsp

Red pepper paste*

30 g

2 Tbsp

Nutmeg

0.5 g

1/4 tsp

Cumin

1.0 g

1/2 tsp

Garlic, minced

7.0 g

2 cloves

White wine

60 ml

2 oz fl

Water

60 ml

2 oz fl

Instructions

* Pepper paste. Cut bell peppers lengthwise into halves. Discard stems and seeds. Get a suitable pan and sprinkle salt on the bottom. Place peppers on salt, then cover them with more salt. Repeat the procedure creating a multilayer combination with salt being the top layer. Hold for 8 days. Rinse with water, pat dry with paper towel and grind through 1/8” (3 mm) plate or emulsify in food processor.

Made marinade by mixing salt, cure #1, sugar and spices with wine and water.

Chop meat and fat into 3/8” (10 mm) pieces.

Mix meat and fat with marinade and hold for 3 days at 10° C (50° F) or lower or in refrigerator. Drain.

Mix marinated meat and red pepper paste together.

Stuff into 28 mm hog or sheep casings, tie the ends together making 20” (50 cm) long loops.

Cut peppers into quarters. Remove the stems and seeds. Remove the white pulp from the inside of the peppers.
Place peppers in a jar and sprinkle them with salt. Shake the jar. Leave uncovered for 24 hours at room temperature. Rinse the peppers and pat them dry with paper towel.
Spread peppers on a pan and bake them for 20 minutes until the skins are charred and dark.Remove the tray and let the peppers cool. Remove the skins from the peppers, they come off easily.
Using mixer blend the peppers with 2 garlic cloves adding gradually olive oil. The mixture should reach the consistency of a fine creamy paste. Place the paste in a jar and store in refrigerator. Use it as topping for hot dogs or any grilled sausage.